Allows you to generate a Bootstrap enabled website in seconds using Harp:
- Includes documentation
- Offers theme support that doesn't interfere with Bootstrap updates
- Allows you to easily customize Bootstrap for each individual theme
- Uses Bower to install Bootstrap (and automate updates)
- Supports hosting in a subdirectory using a
baseUrl
variable - Prevents CSS bloat by allowing you to only include the Bootstrap components that you really need
- Includes a showcase page that allows you to conveniently see what the Bootstrap components look like while your are customizing your Bootstrap styles
A clean installation of the boilerplate looks like this: http://jvandemo.github.io/hb-bootstrap/
First make sure you have Harp and Bower installed:
$ sudo npm install -g harp
$ sudo npm install -g bower
Then initialize the boilerplate:
$ harp init -b jvandemo/hb-bootstrap myproject
Change the directory to the new myproject
directory:
$ cd myproject
Download Bootstrap using bower:
$ bower install
Start the harp server from your project directory:
$ harp server
And navigate to http://localhost:9000
in your browser:
The documentation is included in the boilerplate for your convenience (at the same time it demonstrates how you can easily create new layouts in your website):
The boilerplate includes a showcase page to easily see what the Bootstrap components look like while your are customizing your Bootstrap styles:
- Added support for
baseUrl
- Added documentation as part of boilerplate
- Update README.md
- Added support for customizing Bootstrap
- Added two sample themes: default and flat
- Initial boilerplate